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Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, Feb. 14, 2022. Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash90.

Israel’s high court blocked eviction of Palestinians in Jerusalem, for now

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Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that families in the eastern Jerusalem Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood would not be evicted at the moment. Israeli courts had ruled that Jews owned the land before 1948 and were...
A panorama of Jerusalem. Credit: JekLi/Shutterstock.

Who has a strategic vision for Jerusalem? It’s not who you think

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Jerusalem could one day have a mayor with allegiance to Hamas, warns the president of an Israeli organization that advocates for a united and secure Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty. Chaim Silberstein, president of Keep Jerusalem, told...
A Russian military strike on a TV tower in Kyiv, Ukraine that has also damaged the Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial site. Source: Twitter.

Russian bombs damage Kyiv’s Babi Yar Holocaust memorial site

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A Russian strike on a TV tower in Kyiv on Tuesday afternoon has also damaged the Babi Yar Holocaust memorial site, according to Ukrainian authorities. “Russia has launched a missile attack on the territory where...
Iraqi Christians hold a procession in the Christian village of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need.

Iran’s role in persecution of Mideast Christians is overlooked, expert says

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The West is missing a critical component of the story when it comes to the persecution of Middle East Christians, said Farhad Rezaei, a visiting lecturer at Toronto-based York University, during a Zoom presentation...
Pleasant Avenue Public School in Toronto, Canada. Source: Google Maps screenshot.

Toronto students Nazi salute Jewish teacher in latest anti-Semitic incident

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For the third time in recent weeks, students at a school under the Toronto District School Board have made a Nazi salute in front of teachers and classmates. According to a Feb. 25 letter sent...
Olim en route from Lviv to the border crossing with Poland. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel.

‘We never imagined anything like this’

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As the Russians renewed their assault on Kharkiv Monday, Katerina (28, a quality assurance engineer), Yevhen (27, a programmer) and Ludmila (54, a yoga teacher) arrived in Lviv after five days on the road...
Leaders of the Reform and Conservative movements meet with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. Photo: GPO/Kobi Gideon.

Haredim livid as Bennett meets Reform, Conservative leaders

Israel’s prime minister met on Monday with the heads of the Reform and Conservative movements to advance the framework agreement for egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall. The meeting, which came after a nearly...
Sarit Lerner, CTO of Sheba Beyond, on her way to help Ukrainian refugees. Photo courtesy of Sheba Medical Center

Israeli virtual hospital is caring for Ukrainian refugees

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Israel’s Sheba Medical Center is spearheading a groundbreaking medical mission that is bringing telemedicine technologies to the aid of refugees from Ukraine. Sarit Lerner, chief technology officer of Sheba Beyond, the virtual hospital of Israel’s Sheba...
A Russian Navy vessel. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

One Israeli killed in Ukraine, another reportedly captured by Russian Navy

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An Israeli citizen was killed by Ukrainian forces on Monday evening, and another has been taken prisoner by the Russian navy, Israel’s Foreign Ministry reported. Roman Brodsky, 37, was shot and killed while trying to...
Anti-war protestors in Dusseldorf, Germany. Credit: Alina Mint/Shutterstock.

A shaken German Jewry opens arms to Ukrainian Jews

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The inauguration of a Torah scroll at the newly refurbished Beth-Zion synagogue in former east Berlin on Sunday was supposed to kick off with a cheerful, musical street procession. While not the synagogue’s first...